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HB 158

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Vehicle Laws - Equipment and Inspections - Standards and Requirements

Sponsor: Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Equipment and InspectionsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 86 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering for vehicle operation and inspection purposes the standards for the authorized placement of certain materials on certain windows of certain vehicles; altering certain standards and requirements governing headlamps, stop lamps, turn signal lamps, light or signal devices, backup lamps, brakes, and windshield washers on certain vehicles; authorizing providers of transportation network services to display certain signs identifying the operator and vehicle as a provider of transportation network services; etc.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVmccauley, kirkwmdaOral + Written (PDF)
FAVChair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeIndividualPosition only
FAVHoffman, BobIndividualOral
FAVMVA, MDOTIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMcElroy, PatIndividualOral
FAVPickett, ChrisIndividualPosition only
FAVSticher, KevinIndividualPosition only
FAVWilliams, ThomasIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAKress, WilliamlobbyistAlliance of Automotive InnovationOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAKress, WilliamAlliance of Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers